Written question Starting negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan P-001691/2021


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Priority question for written answer P-001691/2021to the CommissionSvenja Hahn (Renew) Subject: Starting negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan In the few past years, the EU has been a major source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Taiwan, while Taiwanese investments in the EU represent only some 2 % of Taiwan’s global FDI stocks. Despite repeated calls from Parliament to upgrade the political and trade relations between the EU and Taiwan, as well as calls on the Commission to start the scoping exercise and impact assessment in order to formally commence the negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement (BIA)...